Bernstein Conducts Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian" (1/4)

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy:

Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Opus 90. "Italian" (1/4)
I. Allegro Vivace

Conducted by: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
(1953 New York Recording)

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• 4th
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• Italian
• Leonard
• Bernstein
• New
• York
• Philharmonic
• Sinfoniette

[plouw09]

This is fast for Bernstein.

But very well done.

[Sinfoniette]

Its fast, but is it fast for Bernstien?

[carke66]

I have listened to 23 *yes 23 i have no life * youtubes of this and this is this the BEST

[CrotalusAtrox501]

When I listened this the first time (life in a wonderful theatre, with wonderful people with me) I fell in love with the Italian Symphony...Not 5 stars, but 50. Great version.

[44478129102734]

Thank you for uploading all 4 movements.

[Callistogirl1]

This is from a Barbie movie. Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses. It is a very cool movie and this music fits it perfectly.

[2008Gabyzinha2008]

Great recording , in terms of sound, for 1953!

[katoppie]

I would NOT want to be a wind player in this recording. Those parts are hard without it racing by.

Deadly energy though. There is a reason why Bernstein is the man :)

[gezunder]

@Sinfoniette I had that Toscanini version years ago. Really excellent, sadly now lost.

[al1936ful]

@JTmusicguy There's a tarantella near the end of "The Nutcracker", and in the Baryshnikov version it's played slower than usual.

[tetrisclock]

Karajan always conducts the best renditions.

[MikeDrewYT]

There should be a contrast between this movt and the Saltarello. This movement should be distinct in every piece of every triplet, while the Saltarello should simply move in beat-units with the triplet subdivisions being nearly ornamental. It nearly moves in 1 (with four triplets per beat, or at least two if taken in two), while this movement is clearly in four.